Telegraph: Be enchanted by Dubrovnik

16.04.2010

To see a city that stands for the best, both in stone and spirit. It is a work of art. For centuries, too, it has been a beacon of hope in the Balkans, a haven of tolerance in a region where baser, nationalistic instincts have so often held sway. Bombarded in the winter of 1991-2 by Montenegrin troops of the Yugoslav people's army, it has been meticulously restored, and is once again, as Byron had it, "the pearl of the Adriatic". Its Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings provide a grand stage for productions during its annual festival.